A Kinematic campaign to evaluate EGNOS 1046 maritime service

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) have improved the efficiency and accuracy of transportation means. In terms of safety, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) is providing vertical and lateral guidance to civil aviation since 2011. Furthermore, EGNOS can support applications in other sectors such as maritime, railways and road.The present contribution aims to assess the use of EGNOS for maritime navigation compliant with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements established in its Resolution A.1046 (27) for harbour entrances, harbour approaches and coastal waters: 99.8% of Signal Availability, 99.8% of Service Availability, 99.97% of Service Continuity and 10 m of Horizontal AccuracyThe authors would like to thank the Armed Institute of the Spanish Civil Guard for their assistance with the installation of equipment on-board their vessels that allowed collection of GNSS data, as well as for the navigation days across the Canary waters. The authors acknowledge the use of products provided by the International GNSS Service. EGNOS messages have been downloaded from SERENAD Data Server that belong to National Centre for Space Studies (CNES). The research reported in this paper was financially supported by the European GNSS Agency under contract GSA/OP/12/16/Lot1/SC1Postprint (published version